All Episodes

Headline: 2020 retrospective, Part 2. Sac. Co Ag report. Wild Boar Farms. Processing walnuts.

2020 retrospective, Part 1. Ample Harvest. Birds vs. Codling Moth. CA rice to China.

New long range forecast says drier CA winters ahead. More money for Delta tunnels.

State Water Project allocations. Fresno Top Ag County in Nation.

Does ash effect wine grape quality? Sacramento County Crop Report.

Despite smoke damage, vintners claim 2020 will be a good year for CA wines. Cover crops.

Winegrapes rejected due to smoke damage. Woodland rice mill sold. All about pecans.

More California rice headed to China. Freese protection for walnut trees. Biostimulants for field crops.

Kern County farmers file lawsuits to stop groundwater recharging fees. Wildfires and generators.

Damage figures soar due to Napa Sonoma wine country fires. USMCA trade update. Bat houses.

Drought expands across Western U.S. California Farm Academy. Navel orange issues.

Wine region wildfire damage assessments. Raisin grape harvest threatened by smoke. School for organic farmers.

Catastrophic wildfire damage at Napa-Sonoma wineries. 2020 Sacramento Valley rice harvest.

More CA crops suffering from summer of heat, fire, smoke. Dramatic increase of pistachio acreage in Yolo County. Rice growers provide shelter for salmon.

Fire, smoke, Coronavirus restrictions vex CA farmers at harvest time. World Ag Expo cancellation.

Area honeybees decimated by fires. Livestock vs. smoke. Equine West Nile Virus.

Smoke taint concerns NorCal wine grape growers. Record nut crop harvest expected.

CA wildfires continue to vex farmers, ranchers, farm workers.

Nor Cal wildfires threaten wine grape crop. Covid-related ag machinery parts shortage.

More federal relief for CA specialty crops. Controlling puncture vine.

Almonds, grapes, tomatoes lead 2019 Yolo Co ag. production. Mystery seed update.

More pandemic relief money for CA farms. Mystery seeds from China: a threat to CA ag?

Restaurant, school closures roil CA farmers’ plans for fall vegetable acreage. Seeds for Bees.

Farm labor shortage blamed on Covid-19. HLB cure: Australian Finger Limes?

Reservoir water storage in good shape. Almond hull split. Rice fields wildlife.

CA Farms take a big financial hit from pandemic. Record breaking 2020 almond forecast. National Pollinator Week.

COVID assistance payments for CA specialty crops. Pierce’s Disease update.

Japanese beetles found in Sacramento County. Klamath Basin farmers get water back.

Drought in Northern California. Virulent Newcastle Disease stopped. Food prices rise.

SWP raises 2020 water allotment. Lodi cherry harvest. Food assistance program.

$19 billion in pandemic relief for farmers. Garlic shortage. Rice pilots.

California vs. Feds water wars continue. Almond acreage increase. Growing garbanzo beans.

Final snow water content survey results. Almond hull split. Covid-19 farm worries.

Covid 19 upends the business of California agriculture. USMCA to begin July 1.

Billions in Covid-19 Relief Aid Headed to Farmers. Seed shortage. Rice planting prep.

Reduced water allocations for Central Valley Project customers. Organic sales up. Barn Owls.

Covid-19 roils CA farmers and ranchers. Rice industry raises salmon. Chick frenzy.

April snow water survey results. More H2A workers from Mexico. Covid-19 vs. CA ag.

Arrival of new Mexican farm labor in doubt. How to stake a walnut tree. Birds vs. codling moths.

Coronavirus business woes for CA farmers.

Coronavirus impacts on CA farming. Grapevine Red Blotch disease. CA nectarines.

Spotted lanternfly, pest of almonds and grapes, found in CA. Prunes.

Meager water allocations for CA farmers. China trade uncertainty. High-chill apples in Southern California.

More water to flow to Central Valley farmers. Alfalfa and nitrogen use. Hemp.

The battle against illegal pesticides in California. Sierra snow level is shrinking rapidly, worrying farmers about future surface water availability.

Farm bankruptcies increase. Sierra snow water content: good, but not great. UC Davis to sell wine?

Farmers applaud new Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. Farmers get some trade certainty.

CA almond orchards are buzzing with activity. Bee thefts on the rise. Gophers.

USMCA trade bill passes Senate. Wine sales down. All about pears.

CA snow pack off to a good start. USMCA trade pact hits snags in Senate. Walnuts. Alpacas.

Farm trade progress with Mexico, Canada, China. But questions loom. Hedgerows.

The rise of urban agriculture in California in 2019.

California Agriculture 2019 retrospective, Part 1. Water and labor issues, trade troubles.

USMCA trade agreement progress. Conservation award for Yolo farmer.

Farm water use down. Farm labor problems up. Food safety. Local almond tree grower expands.

South Korea to import more CA rice. Food trends for 2020.

The economic future of CA agriculture. Farmers taking out riskier loans.

Farm, ranch damage from recent wildfires. CA farm bankruptcies rise. Benefits of no-till.

Wildfires destroy wineries. Smoke protection for farmworkers. Hemp rules.

Feds to divert more Delta water to Central Valley farmers. African Swine Fever threat.

Record year for Sacramento Co. agricultural production. Generator safety. Apple Hill.

Winners and losers in Japan trade deal. Chlorpyrifos banned in CA. SGMA deadline approaches.

USDA’s Perdue predicts the collapse of small dairies. Farm income from solar panels.

US-Japan trade accord good news for CA farmers. Rice, pistachio harvest details. Cover cropping.

Farmers win a round in ongoing federal and state water battles. Hemp rules coming? The CA farm of 2069.

Get Growing "Late Summer Garden Issues" with Debbie Flower

Farmers say fallowing land isn’t the primary answer to saving water. CA prunes popular overseas.

Rising Chinese tariffs unnerve farmers. Bruce Rominger on conservation agriculture.

CA wines suffer losses due to China tariff battle. Almond irrigation tips. Hunger among farmworkers.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs found in CA almond orchards. Urban farms in Sacramento Co.

Farm labor issues spur automation advances. Battling weedy rice. Young farmer training.

Farmers vent about tariffs to USDA Ag Secretary. Produce Safety Rule explained.

USDA to begin sending out tariff relief checks to farmers. The hurdles of growing hemp.

USDA to cut Food Stamp Program. Fighting farm thefts. Farm bankruptcies.

KSTE Farm HourKSTE Farm Hour. Big losses for local cherry growers. Oriental fruit fly returns. Bat disease.

KSTE Farm Hour. Freeze-damaged nut trees. Growing pecans. CA mangoes.

KSTE Farm Hour. Threat of immigration raids keeps CA farm laborers at home. Pear harvest begins.

KSTE Farm Hour. Cherry disaster declared in San Joaquin Co. Controlling puncturevine.

KSTE Farm Hour. More tariffs on almonds, walnuts. Rice progress. Controlling rodents with raptors.

KSTE Farm Hour. CA farmers not paid by high speed rail project. Houseplant shortage.

KSTE Farm Hour. Tariff woes. Biosolarization.

CA almond growers fear permanent loss of Chinese market. Oriental Fruit Fly eradicated in Sacramento.

KSTE Farm Hour. Weather woes for cherries, rice. Tariff troubles rise for CA crops. Garbanzo beans.

KSTE Farm Hour. Tariff woes for almonds and other CA crops. Urban agriculture in CA.

KSTE Farm Hour. CA bans popular ag pesticide. Pet food exports. Virulent Newcastle Disease update.

KSTE Farm Hour. Labor shortages continue. Grape, almond stats for 2018. Leafy green safety.

KSTE Farm Hour. Major CA cattle operation sold. More water for Central Valley farmers. Barn owls.

KSTE Farm Hour. USDA Census: CA farms lead nation. Sac Valley rice planting.

KSTE Farm Hour. Is glyphosate doomed? Pierce’s Disease battle update. Spring almond tips.

KSTE Farm Hour. Huge snow year means more water for farms. Oroville Dam spillway operative.

KSTE Farm Hour. Newcastle Disease spreads in CA. Mosquito control tips.

CVP, SWP increase water allotments to CA farmers. ACP pest found in Sac. Co.

Feds balk at paying for Oroville Dam repairs. Wet winters can be a blessing and a curse for CA farmers. Gas/ethanol blends may be bad for some power equipment.

Raging streams damage CA farms. Sac Valley rice field visit. Farm emergency tips.

Headline: Wet weather worries almond growers. CVP water allocations. Rominger Brothers Farms.

CVP announces initial water allocations. Bee thefts. Spotlight on future farmers.

Governor says no to Twin Delta Tunnels. Changes at the top of DWR. Biosolarization.

Feds issue Delta water plans, favoring farms over fish. Farm bankruptcies up.

Sierra snow water content measures near normal. Nutria rodent numbers zoom. Farmers and butterflies.

Agricultural Worker Program Act proposed by Congress. Creating hybrid fruit, nut varieties.

Trump to open border for farm workers? Rural residents demand faster Internet.

Sierra snowpack improves. Rices sales to China? Tips for beekeepers.

Advances in hybrid seed reproduction, varroa mite control. Revised WOTUS clarified.

Dining out vs. CA farm income. Gophers vs. drip irrigation. CA Farm Demonstration Network.

2018 Farm Bill signed into law. Disease threat spurs more California lettuce recalls.

New Farm Bill legalizes hemp growing. Clean Water Act revisions. Delta Tunnels delay.

Farm income down. Winter maintenance tips. Plum aphid controls.

Romaine lettuce recall roils CA farms. Camp Fire aftermath. Wild pigs. Pecans.

Camp Fire Ag Relief. Apple agri-tourism. Give thanks for farmers.

Relief fund for Camp Fire livestock. Farm Bill concerns. Hemp-related businesses.

Voters deal multiple blows to CA farmers. Groundwater recharge tests.

Delta legislators ask EPA to deny loan for Delta Tunnels project. Walnut freeze tips.

Presidential memorandum for more ag water. Attracting bats to the farm.

Headline: PG&E power shutoff rankles farmers, ranchers. Heirloom fruits.

China imposes more tariffs on CA farm goods. Smoke-tainted wine grapes refused.

Canada trade agreement a win for CA dairy farmers, wineries. Apple Hill tour.

Big 2018 harvests for many CA crops. But trade issues will blunt sales.

Carolina storms have little effect on CA crop prices. CA drought threat up.

Why is rice acreage shrinking in the Sacramento Valley? Ag effects of East Coast storm.

Farmers Markets deal with Oriental Fruit Fly. Oroville Dam: “Unsatisfactory”.

CA farmers shorted on tariff relief. Oriental fruit fly in Sac. Co.

CA water battles heat up at Capitol. Virulent Newcastle Disease in Chickens.

CA farmers talk tariffs, immigration with USDA head. Local farm advisor passes away.

Ag losses mount in wildfires. Water issues, land issues clash.

CA wildfires rage, farms suffer. Farm tariff relief to skip CA?

8/1/18 A&G Hr. 3 Exhaustion in the Press Room

Farmers torn by Trump’s offer to shore up ag losses due to tariffs. Rats in the orchard.

Farmers oppose proposal to shift water from ag to fish. Friant Canal woes.

CA almond production up, but will Chinese tariffs slow sales? Hybridizing fruit.

China’s qualitative tariff war on ag. CA barley feeds farm to mug movement.

Subsidies for tariffed ag products? State tackles wild pigs. CA pears down

Tariffs, immigration woes raise CA farm concerns. Broomrape weed in Yolo Co.

CA dairies struggle to survive. Sunflower disorders. Farm Bill news.

Newcastle poultry disease spreads in CA. High speed rural broadband needs.

CA farm products impacted by tariff retaliation. Newcastle disease in CA.

Farm Bill voted down. SWP offers more farm water. Future of hemp in CA.

Almond acreage up. Sites Reservoir gets boost. Rodents vs. drip irrigation.

Groundwater banking atmospheric river events. Foot-Mouth disease vaccine.

CA farmers voice concerns about Chinese tariffs. Walnut damage from floods.

Almond freeze damage in NorCal orchards. Local pears, cherries struggle to survive.

The decline of Delta asparagus. Giant swamp rat found near Stockton farm.

China tariffs upend CA farmers export plans. MWD to finance Delta tunnels.

More tariff troubles for farmers. Walnut pests. ICE arresting farmworkers.

Tariff repercussions hit CA agriculture. Roof rats invade orchards. Ag Day.

Fall fires, winter freeze, March rains still vex CA farmers. Cover crops.

Snowpack increases, but is it enough to fill ag allocations? Freeze damage.

Sierra snowpack up. Tariffs hurt CA ag exports. Fighting powdery mildew.

2018 nut crops imperiled by Valley hard freeze. A visit to Zaiger Genetics.

Farms hit by ICE raids. Meager CVP water allocations. Nutria invasion.

Farmers, agribusiness owners caught in middle of Immigration crackdown.

Proposed dams hit roadblock. Delta tunnels plan halved. Alfalfa vs drought.

Oroville Dam construction problems. Shrinking strawberry acreage. Gophers!

Truck shortage imperils CA winter harvest. NAFTA talks continue. Biochar.

Farmers take action vs. bullet train, Delta Tunnels. More pest quarantines.

Oroville Dam report hastens DWR chief ouster. State stiffs flooded farmers.

Thomas Fire hits So Cal ag. More CVP water for farms? All about fennel.

Recycled water for Sac Co farms? New Delta tunnels lawsuit. Generator tips.

SoCal fires damage avocado, lemon orchards. Does La Nina portend another drought?

Wildfires threaten avocados. Fireworks at Delta Tunnels community meeting.

$13 billion in water bonds on 2018 CA ballots. Vegetable surplus problems.

Ag labor issues in CA. Controlling plum aphids. Barn owls vs. farm rodents.

CA farm damage assessment from 2017 fires, floods. Turkey prices down.

New pesticide spraying rules near schools. USDA’s Perdue visits CA farmers.

Wildfire smoke vs. winegrape quality. Sac. Co. record 2016 ag production.

Wine country wildfire damage report. A Delta Tunnels vote, with a catch

Wildfires ravage CA wine country. MWD votes to finance Delta Tunnels.

Medfly quarantine in Solano County. Weed Control in orchards, vineyards.

Sacramento County farms set a record. Organic farm production up. Hedgerows.

Sept. 24: Delta Tunnels setback. CA rice harvest. Cold, wet winter ahead?

Sept. 17: Heat turning premium wine grapes to raisins. Groundwater banking.

Sept. 10: CA bill to thwart ICE raids on farms. Placer Co agriculture.

Sep. 3: Harvey vs. TX ag. Alfalfa and drip irrigation. Attracting bees.

Aug. 27: Lawsuits filed against Delta Tunnels. Japanese beetles in OR.

KSTE Farm Hour, Aug. 20. Duarte case resolved. Delta Tunnels-Build it now, fix it later?

Aug. 13: NAFTA talks worry farmers. How healthy soil can cut water use.

KSTE Farm Hour Aug. 6. Heat threatens Sacramento Valley rice crop. Biochar.

KSTE Farm Hour 7/9

KSTE Farm Hour 7/16

KSTE Farm Hour 7/30

China opens up for U.S. rice. Another HLB-infected citrus tree found in CA

KSTE Farm Hour July 23: CA Cap and Trade bill has savings for farmers. Thwarting wild pigs.

KSTE Farm Hour July 9: Delta tunnels lawsuit filed. Heat disrupts tomato crop. Rural broadband.

KSTE Farm Hour, July 2: 2 Fed groups OK Delta tunnels. Rodents vs. drip tape. WOTUS revisions.